"mezcal" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /meθˈkal/ [Spain], [meθˈkal] [Spain], /mesˈkal/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [mesˈkal] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: mezcales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli). Etymology templates: {{bor|es|azc-nah}} Nahuan, {{affix|nci|metl|ixca|-lli|nocat=1|t1=maguey|t2=cook}} metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli, {{cog|nci|mexcalli|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="nci">metl</i> (“maguey”) + <i class="Latn mention" lang="nci">ixca</i> (“cook”) + <i class="Latn mention" lang="nci">-lli</i>}} Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} mezcal m (plural mezcales)
  1. mezcal Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mezcal-es-noun-oLuaKHF2
  2. the variety of the agave plant from which mezcal is distilled Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Distilled beverages
    Sense id: en-mezcal-es-noun-74-tNUDX Disambiguation of Distilled beverages: 9 91 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mezcalear, mezcalería, mezcalero

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mezcalear"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mezcalería"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mezcalero"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mescal",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mescal, mezcal, mexcal (rare)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mescal, mezcal, mexcal (rare)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "mezcal",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: mezcal",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: mezcal"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nhg",
            "2": "mescöl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mescöl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mescöl"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "azc-nah"
      },
      "expansion": "Nahuan",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "metl",
        "3": "ixca",
        "4": "-lli",
        "nocat": "1",
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        "t2": "cook"
      },
      "expansion": "metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "mexcalli",
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      },
      "expansion": "Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mezcales",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "mezcal m (plural mezcales)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mez‧cal"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "mezcal"
      ],
      "id": "en-mezcal-es-noun-oLuaKHF2",
      "links": [
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          "mezcal",
          "mezcal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "9 91",
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            "Recreational drugs",
            "Drinking",
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            "Liquids",
            "Drugs",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Matter",
            "Pharmacology",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Biochemistry",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Biology",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the variety of the agave plant from which mezcal is distilled"
      ],
      "id": "en-mezcal-es-noun-74-tNUDX",
      "links": [
        [
          "agave",
          "agave"
        ],
        [
          "mezcal",
          "mezcal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/meθˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[meθˈkal]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mesˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mesˈkal]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "mezcal"
}
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    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Nahuan languages",
    "Spanish terms derived from Nahuan languages",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "mezcalear"
    },
    {
      "word": "mezcalería"
    },
    {
      "word": "mezcalero"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mescal",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mescal, mezcal, mexcal (rare)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mescal, mezcal, mexcal (rare)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "mezcal",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: mezcal",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: mezcal"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nhg",
            "2": "mescöl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mescöl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mescöl"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "azc-nah"
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      "expansion": "Nahuan",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "metl",
        "3": "ixca",
        "4": "-lli",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "maguey",
        "t2": "cook"
      },
      "expansion": "metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "mexcalli",
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      },
      "expansion": "Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mezcales",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "mezcal m (plural mezcales)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mez‧cal"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "mezcal"
      ],
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        [
          "mezcal",
          "mezcal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the variety of the agave plant from which mezcal is distilled"
      ],
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        [
          "agave",
          "agave"
        ],
        [
          "mezcal",
          "mezcal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/meθˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[meθˈkal]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mesˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mesˈkal]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:mezcal"
  ],
  "word": "mezcal"
}

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